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Simple Lies

2023 · 10 min

A quiet, uncomfortable chamber piece that simmers with forbidden longing and the dread of an impossible choice.

Genres
Drama
Overview
After engaging in a passionate affair with her son's girlfriend, a middle-aged woman finds herself in a difficult situation where she has to choose between giving up her illicit love or breaking her family apart after her son proposes to her lover.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Love, family, betrayal, identity
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance6
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Sergio Muñoz Esquer
    Starring
    Kate Kemmet, Estella Perez
    Runtime
    10 min
    Country
    United States of America

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